TORONTO – Police in Toronto say they’ve made an arrest after an attempted robbery on a commuter train.
Officials were called to a GO train in Toronto’s east end late Tuesday night after a 28-year-old man allegedly tried to rob a woman by holding a sharp object to her neck.
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Police allege that after the failed robbery attempt he hit the emergency stop, pried open the train doors and fled the scene.
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Investigators say the woman suffered minor injuries.
A man was arrested Wednesday evening in east-end Toronto by a patrol officer.
Police say Tyson Shuffler of Toronto is facing multiple charges including armed robbery, assault with a weapon and assaulting an officer.
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